8. Capitalism & Fascism in Action

Trump’s DOGE chief, Elon Musk, has blazed a staggering trail of destruction, firing tens of thousands of workers while cashing in.

An explosive succession trial and an astonishing interview with one of Rupert’s sons have exposed the paranoia and hatred at the heart of global media’s most powerful family. This could get messy…

The Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News and its sister channel Fox Business faced their share of challenges during former President Joe Biden's four years in the White House. Fox News agreed to pay Domination Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle a major defamation lawsuit — while facing a separate $2.7...

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People worldwide take to the streets after Donald Trump was sworn in as US president on Monday

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Check out Pair Eyewear here https://paireyewear.yt.link/1zNDS1y and get 15% off your first Pair! Thank you Pair for sponsoring this video! BONUS CONTENT || Join the community over at my Patreon at https://patreon.com/AshleyEmbers for all behind-the-scenes content! PODCAST || https://motherhoodinprogress.buzzsprout.com/ TIME STAMPS 00:00 - intro 01:59 - the subscription economy 09:22 - Pair Eyewear 11:16 - the ownership facade 21:23 - buy now, pay later 27:42 - the generation of debt 33:46 - a future with no personal wealth 38:57 - final thoughts REFERENCES & RESOURCES The End of Ownership: Personal Property in the Digital Economy - https://amzn.to/3PQEixP The Average Consumer Pays Nearly $1,000 a Year for Subscriptions — What Do You Pay? - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/average-consumer-pays-nearly-1-190009547.html BMW drops plan to charge a monthly fee for heated seats - https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863258/bmw-cancel-heated-seat-subscription-microtransaction John Deere faces U.S. lawsuit over farmers' ability to repair tractors - https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/nx-s1-5260895/john-deere-ftc-lawsuit-right-to-repair-tractors The erosion of personal ownership - https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22387601/smart-fridge-car-personal-ownership-internet-things My Printer Is Extorting Me - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/02/home-printer-digital-rights-management-hp-instant-ink-subscription/672913/ 27 Buy Now, Pay Later Statistics - https://explodingtopics.com/blog/bnpl-stats 2024 Buy Now, Pay Later Trends Study - https://www.fool.com/money/research/buy-now-pay-later-statistics/ The Downsides of Using ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/your-money/buy-now-pay-later-loans.html Liberty Street Economics - https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2023/09/who-uses-buy-now-pay-later/#:~:text=While%20lower%20income%20individuals%20are,more%20likely%20to%20use%20it Millennials had it bad financially, but Gen Z may have it worse - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/06/22/gen-z-millennials-debt-inflation/ How Does Gen Z Student Debt Compare with Millennials’? - https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2022/aug/how-does-gen-z-student-debt-compare-millennials The cost of living has led us into record debt. What does that mean for Canadians? - https://thehub.ca/2024/01/30/mark-hill-the-cost-of-living-has-led-us-into-record-debt-what-does-that-mean-for-canadians/ The average millennial will spend over $200,000 on rent before buying a house — but Gen Z will spend even more - https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-millennials-gen-z-renters-spend-expensive-cities-2018-5 The Biggest Wealth Transfer In History is Happening Right Now. Are You Ready? - https://medium.com/@moneytent/the-biggest-wealth-transfer-in-history-is-happening-right-now-are-you-ready-1e7e8c9a7104 The 'wealth transfer' from boomers won't save Gen X and millennials - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/generational-wealth-transfer-baby-boomers-cant-save-gen-x-millennials-rcna128099 Eat Now, Pay Later: Going Into Debt for Food - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/dining/buy-now-pay-later-loans-groceries.html?searchResultPosition=1 Pay2Play by Gavin Prophet https://open.spotify.com/track/6wynY1nYFTZMcvpnDGrvd1?si=0162975a3609490a CONTACT ME My name is ashley, if you didn't know ;) https://www.instagram.com/ashley_embers_ Email: hello@embersash.com Business Inquiries: ashleyembers@sparkmedia.la #theendofownership #genz #tiktokban ##buynowpaylater #subscriptions #ownnothing #socialmedia #videoessay #motherhoodinprogress

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Revealed: fossil fuel billionaire’s Americans for Prosperity vows ‘herculean undertaking’ to renew and deepen tax cuts

It’s time to declare war on the rich. We need to build an organized, unified movement of working people to systematically take on the rich who run society

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Money in U.S. politics is nothing new, but the scale of crass intervention in 2024 by mega-billionaire donors through super PACs was

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Economic power is political power. We spoke with Peter Phillips, author of Titans of Capital, about how the capitalist class is subverting democracy and controlling the lives of billions through massive investments in everything from food to war.

The latest Republican efforts include an Indiana bill to dissolve entire school districts where over half the students are enrolled in private or charter schools.

“Defunding of other city programs in order to give the LAPD billions a year has consequences,” according to a local activist.

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Unlike in previous eras, elite reproduction today is now hidden under the veil of meritocracy — creating a need among the rich to present themselves as if they were just like us.

The progressive advocacy group Public Citizen on Tuesday launched a new project aimed at tracking the incoming Trump administration's approach to corporate crime, an effort the watchdog said is particularly urgent given that many of the companies currently under federal investigation have connection...

At Penn, high school students flagged as bona fide special interests, “would get in almost 100 percent of the time."

President-elect tapping mega-rich backers for positions that will give them power to cut spending on public services

The United States is currently displaying several characteristics that have historically been seen by empires in decline, according to one social scientist.Peter Turchin is one of the pioneers of "cliodynamics," which is the field of study concerning statistical analysis of historical dynamics of so...

Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century

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In his latest book, David Graeber, the best-selling author of Debt: The First 5000 Years, argues that many jobs today are essentially pointless — or, as the book’s title calls them, Bullshit Jobs.